Asia

Italy-Malaysia Trade Relations On Solid Ground, Says Ambassador

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Italy’s Ambassador to Malaysia Cristiano Maggipinto is positive that bilateral trade between Italy and…

COVID-19 Cases Near 400,000 In Nepal

KATHMANDU, May 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 8,850 to 394,667 in total yesterday in Nepal, while…

Taliban Declares Ceasefire During Eid Festival In Afghanistan

KABUL, May 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Taliban outfit announced a three-day ceasefire with the Afghan government, during the upcoming Eid…

11 Civilians Killed In Roadside Bomb Blast In S. Afghanistan

QALAT, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 11 civilians were killed and 25 others wounded, when a Taliban roadside bomb…

Construction Work Value Improves In Q1 2021- DOSM

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Although the value of construction work done shrank 10.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to…

Iran’s Central Bank Urges U.S. To Lift Sanctions

TEHRAN, May 10 (NNN-IRNA) – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Abdolnasser Hemmati, said that, the United…

Three Soldiers Killed, Five Injured In SW Pakistan’s Terrorist Attacks

ISLAMABAD, May 10 (NNN-APP) – Three soldiers were killed and five others injured, in two separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan’s…

Malaysia’s GDP Likely To Grow By 0.5 Pct In Q1 2021 – Moody’s Analytics

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to have grown by 0.5 per cent…

Foreign Investors On Selling Mode Last Week

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Foreign investors were on selling mode on Bursa Malaysia last week, albeit at a…

BNM Issues CCPT To Prepare Financial Sector To Be More Climate Resilience

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has recently issued the Climate Change and Principle-based Taxonomy (CCPT)…